A new report finds overdose deaths falling overall but shows Black Chicagoans continue to die at higher rates, prompting calls for targeted harm‑reduction and treatment.

Trustees approved ordinances to start the sale and redevelopment of the old Traughber Junior High, moving toward a 161‑unit housing plan.

Forensic labs and Cook County officials say multiple in-custody deaths are tied to paper soaked with synthetic drugs. Authorities have stepped up mail screening and filed smuggling charges.

Gusty northwest winds will gust to about 30 mph Monday in Chicago, with a slight chance of lake-edge snow Monday night.

A caisson permit clears the way for foundation work on a seven‑story, 91‑unit project at 4006 N Sheridan in Uptown, and the Holiday Club faces demolition.

A 34-year-old man was found shot to death late Saturday on West Chicago Avenue in South Austin; Harrison Area detectives are investigating.

Two residents were pulled to safety after an early-morning apartment fire in Burbank; six families were displaced and the cause is under investigation.

An 18-year-old woman is in critical condition after being shot in the neck during an argument inside a home in Archer Heights. Police recovered a firearm and detectives are investigating.

A horse stranded in swollen Coon Creek was pulled to safety by Marengo firefighters and a veterinarian after overnight storms; one responder was treated for cold exposure.

A bicyclist was killed early Easter Sunday after a red SUV struck him at S. Kedzie and 63rd and fled the scene. Two women were injured, including a passenger in critical condition.

A 16-year-old was shot early Saturday in Woodlawn on South King Drive and taken to Comer Children's Hospital. Area One detectives are investigating.

Chicago police say a man was found dead in a train tunnel along the Eisenhower Expressway Saturday morning. Area Four detectives are investigating.

A downtown Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory mascot was stolen Friday night and recovered after Chicago police used a helicopter. Two people are in custody.